[jdom-interest] insertChild in Element
philip.nelson at omniresources.com
philip.nelson at omniresources.com
Thu Aug 31 05:36:32 PDT 2000
> I don't think Element should implement List. To my mental
> model, Element ->
> List is not an "is-a" relation, but rather a "has-a".
>
Absolutely. For my primary interest in xml, representing hierarchies of
data, calling the list elements Children is quite natural.
> The line:
> element.getChildren().add(newElement, 3);
> makes perfect sense. But the alternative line:
> element.add(newElement, 3);
> just doesn't feel right.
yes, an add method looks more like it's at the same level, a sibling.
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